Hurricane Helene impacted millions in North Carolina. For the socially vulnerable, recovery can be a challenge
Some communities more socially vulnerable to disasters According to an October report from the U.S. Census Bureau, more than ...
In the wake of Hurricane Helene’s devastation in North Carolina, neighbors unite to ensure no one spends Thanksgiving hungry
Though they were seven hours away, their suffering felt like his own. He couldn’t bear the thought of watching his home ...
In rural North Carolina, dozens of water systems were knocked out by Hurricane Helene. Recovery could take years
The flooding that devastated western North Carolina knocked out water systems, and some small towns still don't have water.
The majority of Hurricane Milton disaster calls to FEMA went unanswered. Why 68,000 Floridians were left in the lurch during their moment of need
More than 80% of Floridians don’t have flood insurance and FEMA was unprepared for the deluge of assistance calls after ...
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Decades to Grow, Minutes to Destroy
This story was originally published by Trouble in God’s Country. I spent a good portion of last Saturday winding my way back ...
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2024 Atlantic hurricane season drawing to a close as among costliest on record
The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season was marked by an unusual pattern of storm activity. In total, forecasters tracked 18 named ...
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A Dade City citrus worker lost a week of paid work to the hurricanes. Now she’s feeling it
Six days of lost work left a hurricane-sized hole in Michelle Cartaya’s budget. She told WUSF how she’s making it work.
Recovery efforts for threatened woodpecker species have worked, but Helene nearly stalled it
The red-cockaded woodpecker was recently downgraded from endangered to threatened, but that doesn't mean it's out of the ...